en-usCopyright (C) 2015 heifer.orghttp://www.heifer.org/Heifer International Press ReleasesNews releases about Heifer's projects and programs. Releases are listed chronologically and archived by year.Heifer International CEO Pierre Ferrari Joins Fair Trade USA’s Board of Directors<p><span>Today&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.fairtradeusa.org/">Fair Trade USA</a><span>, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in North America, announced that Pierre Ferrari, Chief Executive Officer of Heifer International, has been elected to the nonprofit organization&rsquo;s Board of Directors.</span></p>
<p>Consistent with best practice in nonprofit governance, Fair Trade USA recruits its&nbsp;<a href="http://fairtradeusa.org/about-fair-trade-usa/who-we-are">Board Members</a>&nbsp;from a range of diverse constituencies, including producers, philanthropists, business leaders, entrepreneurs and activists. Mr. Ferrari will join the ranks of eleven other individuals who sit on the organization&rsquo;s Board.</p>
<p>Mr. Ferrari brings over 40 years of experience in the business sector, the latter half of which he spent leading socially-oriented organizations.&nbsp; &ldquo;I wanted to use my skills to help individuals in poverty achieve self-sufficiency and health,&rdquo; explained the Belgian Congo-born Ferrari.&nbsp; &ldquo;Serving on Fair Trade USA&rsquo;s board will allow me to extend that mission, specifically within the agricultural sector.&rdquo;</p>
<p><br /><br />Under his direction at Heifer International, an ambitious goal was set: by 2020 the organization will have helped 4 million families in the places where they work &ndash; who currently experience extreme hunger and poverty &ndash; secure an annual livable wage to build resilient, self-reliant lives.</p>
<p>Ferrari, who is no stranger to ambitious goal setting, began his career as a marketer and entrepreneur with Coca-Cola USA.&nbsp; He then became a special assistant to the president of CARE, a non-profit that provides financial assistance and disaster relief to the world&rsquo;s poor. There he spearheaded the first comprehensive strategic plan based on performance measures.&nbsp; He also oversaw a feasibility mission for a hospital in Zaire, a co-op banking project for women in Niger, and various micro-loan programs.&nbsp; In 2010, he became the President and Chief Executive Officer of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.heifer.org/">Heifer International</a>.</p>
<p>In addition to Fair Trade USA, Ferrari sits on the Boards of several other organizations that work to alleviate global poverty, including:&nbsp; The Small Enterprise Assistance Fund, an investment management group that offers business and financial support to enterprises in emerging markets; InterAction, an alliance of 180 NGOs united in their commitment to care for the world&rsquo;s poor; Global Impact, a partnership-based organization that provides advice and administrative assistance to the world&rsquo;s most vulnerable people; and Ben and Jerry&rsquo;s, an ardent supporter of social and environmental justice.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The specialized knowledge of our Board Members is essential for furthering our mission,&rdquo; said Paul Rice, President &amp; CEO of Fair Trade USA. &ldquo;Pierre&rsquo;s experience building and guiding programs that promote financial self-sufficiency will be critical in helping us empower farmers, workers and artisans across the globe.&rdquo;</p>
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<p><strong>About Fair Trade USA:</strong></p>
<p>Fair Trade USA is a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable livelihoods for farmers, workers, and fishermen, protects fragile ecosystems, and builds strong, transparent supply chains through independent, third-party certification. Its trusted Fair Trade Certified&trade; label signifies that rigorous standards have been met in the production, trade and promotion of Fair Trade products from over 70 countries across the globe. Recognized as a leading social venture by the Clinton Global Initiative, the Skoll Foundation and Ashoka, Fair Trade USA also provides capacity-building programs at origin and educates consumers about the power of their purchase. Visit&nbsp;<a href="file:///C:/Users/jlarson/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/GL5WTC1P/www.FairTradeCertified.org%C2%A0">www.FairTradeCertified.org&nbsp;</a>for more information.</p>
<p><strong>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL:</strong></p>
<p>Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For more than 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit&nbsp;<a href="file:///C:/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our&nbsp;<a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">@Heifer</a>&nbsp;or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437).</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2015/heifer-international-ceo-pierre-ferrari-joins-fair-trade-usas-board-of-directors.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2015 09:00:00 -0500Earthquake Impacts Area of Heifer Projects in Nepal<p align="center"><i>&nbsp;</i><i>Heifer Nepal staff reported safe, working to report on families affected</i>&nbsp;</p>
<p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Apr. 25, 2015) &ndash; A 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal Saturday has impacted an area of Heifer International projects near the capital Kathmandu, Heifer officials said Saturday. Heifer staff are working to assess safety of families as well as determine damage to homes and any loss of animals.</p>
<p>All Heifer Nepal staff are reported safe, said Padma Singh, senior director of Heifer&rsquo;s Asia Programs. Telephone lines have disrupted communication.</p>
<p>To help us assist Heifer families impacted by the earthquake, please visit: <a href="http://www.heifer.org/campaign/disaster-rehabilitation-fund/index.html">http://www.heifer.org/campaign/disaster-rehabilitation-fund/index.html</a></p>
<p>Heifer International is currently working with 138,000 farmers in 28 districts of Nepal to develop goat and dairy enterprises. By strengthening local production, Heifer is working to reduce imports of goats and milk into Nepal and enabling local farmers to develop income sources.</p>
<p>Heifer has worked in Nepal since 1977 to reduce poverty and build sustainable family enterprises with animals like, sheep, goats, ducks and water buffalo.</p>
<p>Initial reports state the epicenter of the quake was about 50 miles from Katmandu and has caused significant damage. Between 700 and 900 are feared dead and thousands more injured.</p>
<p>While Heifer International is not a relief organization, we work to supplement relief organizations&rsquo; support after natural disasters to help our farmers recover. We will be updating here with news of our farmers.</p>
<p>Please visit the <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/2015/April/earthquake-impacts-area-of-heifer-projects-in-nepal.html">Heifer Blog</a> for the most up to date information.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For more than 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="http://www.heifer.org/?msource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">@Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>
<p><i>&nbsp;</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2015/earthquake-impacts-area-of-heifer-projects-in-nepal.htmlSat, 25 Apr 2015 08:00:00 -0500Heifer International is part of Live Below the Line to Help End Extreme Poverty<p>Registration is open for the 2015 <i>Live Below the Line</i> campaign to take the challenge by spending $1.50 on food and drink for one &ndash; five days between April 27 &ndash; May 1, 2015 to call attention to extreme poverty.</p>
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<div class="figcaption">The Live Below the Line experience will happen April 27 to May 1, 2015.</div>
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<p><i>Live Below the Line</i> is an innovative awareness and fundraising campaign that aims to spark dialogue about current victories in poverty reduction and engage people to empathize with the 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty. It is an initiative of The Global Poverty Project, an advocacy and campaign organization, whose mission is to increase the number and effectiveness of people taking action to end extreme poverty by 2030.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I participated in Live Below the Line last year, and I look forward to participating again this year,&rdquo; said Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari. &ldquo;It was an eye-opening challenge that gave me a glimpse of what it might be like for our participants, who must go about their days on fewer calories than they really need.&rdquo;</p>
<p>There are more than 600 million small-scale farmers and herders who are key to ending global hunger and poverty; and by 2020, Heifer International&rsquo;s goal is to help 4 million families, who currently experience extreme hunger and poverty, secure an annual livable wage to live resilient, self-reliant lives. This ambitious goal will take families well beyond $1.50 per day, per person, to a regionally defined income that allows them to educate their children (including the girls); feed themselves adequately across every month of the year; and have proper housing, water, hygiene, etc.</p>
<p><i>Live Below the Line</i> will benefit leading nonprofits doing life-saving work throughout the world including Heifer International. When participants sign up to <i>Live Below the Line</i>, they can direct their fundraising efforts to Heifer International while rallying their social networks to help end extreme poverty within our generation.</p>
<p>This year, The Global Poverty Project aims to motivate tens of thousands people around the world to participate in this campaign. In 2014, <i>Live Below the Lin</i>e raised over $2 million globally and gained support from celebrities, influencers, students, mothers, communities of faith, and world leaders.</p>
<p>Previous supporters of <i>Live Below the Line</i> include <b>Ben Affleck, Hugh Jackman, Tom Hiddleston, Josh Groban, Malin Akerman, Dr. Jill Biden, Nick Lachey, Sophia Bush, Jonha Hill, Chef Carla Hall</b> and <b>Minka Kelly</b>.</p>
<p>The campaign can be followed on Twitter @LBLUS with the hashtag #BelowtheLine and on the Live Below the Line US YouTube channel at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/livebelowthelineus">www.youtube.com/livebelowthelineus</a>. The campaign&rsquo;s Facebook page is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LiveBelowTheLineUSA">https://www.facebook.com/LiveBelowTheLineUSA</a>. For more information or to register for Live Below the Line, visit: <a href="http://www.livebelowtheline.com/us">www.livebelowtheline.com/us</a>.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b></p>
<p>Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For more than 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">@Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2015/heifer-international-is-part-of-live-below-the-line-to-help-end-extreme-poverty.htmlMon, 06 Apr 2015 07:00:00 -0500Heifer Awarded $750,000 From Starbucks Foundation to Support Coffee Farmers in Tanzania <p align="center"><i>The project will provide assistance to at least 5,000 smallholder coffee farmers and their families</i></p>
<p>Heifer International was awarded a Starbucks Foundation grant of $750,000to help fund the Mbozi Farmer Livelihood Improvement Project in Tanzania, which will help improve livelihoods and quality of life for smallholder coffee growing communities in the East African country.</p>
<p>This grant is part of Starbucks comprehensive approach to ethical sourcing.&nbsp; To date, Starbucks has contributed $15 million in social projects to support farming communities around the world. The project will be part of our East Africa Dairy Development Project in Tanzania and will assist at least 5,000 smallholder coffee farmers and their families.</p>
<div class="figure figure-half"><img src="http://9dc3f407a257cfd3f7ea-d14ef12e680aa00597bdffb57368cf92.r6.cf2.rackcdn.com/about/For_the_Press/Tanzanian_Farmer.jpg" width="100" height="79" alt="Coffee farmer sits on bags of coffee " title="The Starbucks grant will help Heifer International assist coffee farmers in Tanzania." style="margin: 6px; border: 0px;" />
<div class="figcaption">The Starbucks grant will help Heifer International assist coffee farmers in Tanzania.</div>
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<p>Heifer and Starbucks have collaborated in the past. In 2009, after CEO Howard Schultz visited smallholder coffee farmers in Rwanda, he heard the heartfelt requests from farmers that, if they had cows, they would have milk, better nutrition and income for their families. Starbucks employees rallied together to provide the cows these farmers wanted so desperately. Watch the inspiring video <a href="https://vimeo.com/24181086">here</a>.</p>
<p>As much as 90 percent of the population in the Mbozi District is engaged in coffee farming. As global coffee prices fluctuate, farmers often experience a significant need for income throughout the year that coffee production alone cannot meet.</p>
<p>Our project will provide some families with dairy heifers and bulls so that farmers can engage in dairy farming as a complementary activity that provides a diversified source of income for coffee farmers and evens out their year-round cash needs. Other families who already own cows will receive training on proper dairy management and cattle husbandry techniques to better position them for profitable enterprises, and the creation of a milk collection center will give larger dairy processors easier access to farmers' milk.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Adding dairy farming will ensure coffee farmers have a steady flow of income to reinvest into their coffee farms,&rdquo; said Heifer&rsquo;s President and Chief Executive Pierre Ferrari. &ldquo;By introducing higher and steadier income levels from dairy, coffee farmers will actually have increased capital to invest in physical inputs and new technology to increase coffee production.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The project also will increase access to water and improve sanitation, as well as increase use of alternative sources of renewable energy.</p>
<p>In 2014, the Starbucks Foundation granted more than $3.7 million to multiple organizations who help address relevant needs in specific communities. Each investment is targeted to create a sustained impact in a local community developing the necessary infrastructure to help support systemic, long term change.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Over the past 40 years, Starbucks has been dedicated to helping improve the lives of farmers and their families around the world who grow their coffee. Through a comprehensive approach to ethical sourcing Starbucks is paying equitable prices, providing access to farmer loans and technical assistance in order to help farmers to navigate the complexities of agriculture &ndash; a long-term process.&nbsp; In total, Starbucks has invested more than $70 million in collaborative farmer programs and activities over the past 40 years. In 2015, Starbucks achieved the goal of 99 percent of its coffee being verified as ethically sourced. Additional details about Starbucks initiatives in coffee and tea communities<b> </b>are available at <a href="http://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/sourcing">Starbucks.com/Responsibility/sourcing</a></p>
<p>Read more about this story on our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/2015/April/heifer-awarded-750000-from-starbucks-foundation.html" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br /><b><br />ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b></p>
<p>Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For more than 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/..:..:..:smunson:AppData:Local:Microsoft:Windows:Temporary%20Internet%20Files:Content.Outlook:27MQNJ30:Macintosh%20HD/:heifer.org%20http:--www.heifer.org-%253fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on <a href="Https://twitter.com/Heifer">Twitter@Heifer</a> or call <span>888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)</span>.</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2015/heifer-awarded-750000-from-starbucks-foundation-to-support-coffee-farmers-in-tanzania-.htmlThu, 02 Apr 2015 08:00:00 -0500What’s the Value of an Easter Egg? <p style="text-align: center;"><i>This Easter, Hatch Hope with a Flock of Chicks</i></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">This Easter, <a href="http://heifer.org">Heifer International</a> invites you create a unique twist on the usual Easter basket goodies of chocolate and plastic eggs&mdash;a gift that will change lives as well as produce some Easter eggs. To many of us, eggs are part of our daily diet, but others around the world don&rsquo;t have the same access to this protein- and vitamin-rich food. A gift of chicks gives families in need a source of daily protein and income when sold at market. And with additional income there is money for school supplies, medicine and doctor expenses, and improved quality of living.</p>
<div class="figure figure-half"><img src="http://9dc3f407a257cfd3f7ea-d14ef12e680aa00597bdffb57368cf92.r6.cf2.rackcdn.com/about/For_the_Press/Screen_Shot_2015-04-01_at_1.57.44_PM.png" width="600" height="549" alt="What's the value of an egg?" title="This Easter, share the gift on an egg." style="margin: 6px; border: 0px;" />
<div class="figcaption">This Easter, share the gift on an egg.</div>
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<p>For example, <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/2011/December/what-a-gift-of-chickens-really-does.html">Janet Amoah</a>, 46, runs the egg collection point for her group of farmers in Ghana. She has 40 chickens now, as the sale of eggs brought in enough income for her to double the size of her flock. She gets 30 eggs per day and keeps enough for her family and sells the others. The eggs bring in an extra $60 a month for Janet, and she has plans to expand her poultry operation. In just one year, Janet says her life has changed completely. For the first time, she says, she doesn't have to worry about her children's health or fear that she won't be able to afford to send them to school.</p>
<p>Heifer International livestock donations are a unique and heartfelt way to honor the Easter spirit of sharing and caring. Each animal, along with extensive training, is donated to a family in need, providing them with better nutrition and marketable products. As the animals grow and reproduce, the family&rsquo;s livelihood improves and they become benefactors themselves when they fulfill the commitment to &ldquo;Pass on the Gift&rdquo; of their animal&rsquo;s offspring to another family.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b></p>
<p>Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For more than 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">@Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2015/whats-the-value-of-an-easter-egg.htmlWed, 01 Apr 2015 09:00:00 -0500Elanco Supports East Africa Dairy Development Project with $1.5 Million Matching Challenge <p align="center"><em><b>Dollar-for-dollar match will help fund Phase II to expand reach, build upon Phase I successes</b></em><b></b></p>
<p>Elanco Animal Health is continuing its commitment to break the cycle of hunger for those most in need with a $1.5 million matching challenge to help Heifer International fund Phase II of the East Africa Dairy Development Project (EADD). Elanco is the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), and funding for the matching challenge is generously provided by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, supporting Elanco&rsquo;s vision of a world with safe, affordable, and nutritious food for all.</p>
<p>Phase I of EADD was launched in 2008 with a generous grant from the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation. Building on that success, Elanco joins a variety of partners, including the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, to help fund Phase II. Elanco's $1.5 million gift is offered as a dollar-for-dollar match with Heifer International donors&rsquo; gifts. The matching program provides an opportunity for donations to deliver twice the economic value and accelerate the pace of change toward achieving more food secure communities in East Africa. &nbsp;Full utilization of the fundraising effort that complements donor gifts with an Elanco matching donation will result in $3 million to help fund EADD Phase II.</p>
<p>EADD focuses on empowering small dairy producers to move beyond subsistence toward sustainable livelihoods. Farmers receive training and resources to increase milk productivity on their farms as well as technology for collecting, preserving and transporting milk to the marketplace. The approach addresses practices that boost smallholders&rsquo; productivity while creating an infrastructure that supports a sustained market for farmers&rsquo; products. Key successes achieved in Phase I include:</p>
<ul>
<li>179,000 smallholder dairy farmers doubled their household income</li>
<li>27 new milk collection hubs were established</li>
<li>Farmers earned $131 million in milk sales and sold 94 million gallons of milk</li>
</ul>
<p>Elanco&rsquo;s matching challenge will help support Phase II, expanding EADD into Tanzania while continuing to work with smallholders in Kenya and Uganda. &nbsp;Phase II efforts will focus on developing sustainable collection hubs, advancing gender equity for women farmers, and replicating successes achieved to date. Smallholders will learn about and engage new technologies and practices around fodder production, alternative energy sources and milk transport systems. Key goals for Phase II include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Increase current dairy farmer income by at least 100%</li>
<li>Increase at least by 30% the number of women actively supplying milk at the hub level</li>
<li>Increase at least by 30% the number of women suppliers with access to and control over productive assets</li>
</ul>
<p>Elanco&rsquo;s support of Heifer International dates back to 2007. In addition to providing the matching challenge, Elanco is exploring opportunities to supplement its financial giving through gifts of technical expertise, time and talent. EADD is part of Elanco&rsquo;s commitment to break the cycle of hunger in 100 communities around the globe by 2017.</p>
<p>Elanco President Jeff Simmons said the company&rsquo;s employees are humbled to be part of an effort that is driving positive change far beyond the confines of individual dairy farms. &ldquo;The positive impact and significance the EADD project creates in the lives of farmers certainly inspires our employees and brings meaning to our work at Elanco.&nbsp; EADD provides dairy farmers in Kenya, Uganda and now Tanzania with an approach that helps them move from subsistence farming to a sustainable, replicable model of creating food secure communities. Farmers are not just producing more milk, they are improving the diets, economies and the quality of life for entire communities,&rdquo; Simmons said.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Our work is farther reaching and more effective with Elanco&rsquo;s partnership,&rdquo; Heifer CEO Pierre Ferrari said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re truly grateful for their generosity and dedication to ending hunger and poverty. We&rsquo;re also grateful for their expertise, which helps us protect the health and productivity of the animals that are so important to the families with whom Heifer works.&rdquo;</p>
<p>For more information on Elanco&rsquo;s commitment to break the cycle of hunger, visit Elanco.com. And learn how you can join the food security conversation at <a href="http://ENOUGHmovement.com">ENOUGHmovement.com</a>.</p>
<p><b>About Elanco: </b>Elanco is a global innovation-driven company that develops and markets products to improve animal health, food animal production and companion animal care in nearly 70 countries. Elanco, a division of leading pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company, employs approximately 7,000 people worldwide, with offices in more than 40 countries.</p>
<p><b>About Heifer International: </b>Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For more than 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/C/Users/017/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/AppData/heifer.org%20http/../../www.heifer.org/%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">@Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>
<p><b>About the Lilly Foundation: </b>The Eli Lilly and Company Foundation is a tax-exempt private foundation established by Lilly in 1968. The foundation awards cash grants for philanthropic initiatives aligned with Lilly&rsquo;s corporate responsibility priorities, including improving health for those in need worldwide, supporting communities in which we operate and improving public education in the United States.</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2015/elanco-supports-east-africa-dairy-development-project-with-15-million-matching-challenge-.htmlTue, 03 Mar 2015 10:00:00 -0600Mission Measurement Announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action-Heifer International a Named Partner <p align="center"><b>M</b><b>I</b><b>SS</b><b>I</b><b>ON MEASUREMENT ANNOUNCES CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE COMMITMENT TO ACTION: CODIFYING THE KEY SUCCESS FACTORS TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY</b></p>
<p align="center"><b><i>Leaders in Food Security join forces to create a new model to predict food security program effectiveness</i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;<b>N</b><b>e</b><b>w York, February 10, 2015 </b>-- Today, at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Winter meeting, President Clinton announced a new Commitment to Action designed to increase the impact of food security programs. A cross-sector partnership, The Food Security Genome, will systematically code the vast evidence-base drawing from corporate, NGO, academic and government resources in order to quantify outcomes, identify key success factors and create critical benchmark data in this vital area. The resulting &ldquo;genomic&rdquo; model will turn decades of data into actionable insights that enable users to predict the efficacy and cost per outcome for any food security program. This tool, which will focus first on the USA and then expand globally, will allow practitioners to design more impactful programs, thereby saving funders and implementers significant time and money and improving the lives of millions of beneficiaries.</p>
<div class="figure figure-half"><img src="http://9dc3f407a257cfd3f7ea-d14ef12e680aa00597bdffb57368cf92.r6.cf2.rackcdn.com/about/For_the_Press/CGI-2015-Bob-Bloom2[1].png" width="474" height="400" alt="Pictured from Left to Right: Bob Bloom, CFO for Heifer International, Marcela Hahn, from CARE, President William J. Clinton, Jason Saul, Founder and CEO of Mission Measurement, and Mary Catherine Toker, General Mills Foundation" title="Pictured from Left to Right: Bob Bloom, CFO for Heifer International, Marcela Hahn, from CARE, President William J. Clinton, Jason Saul, Founder and CEO of Mission Measurement, and Mary Catherine Toker, General Mills Foundation" style="margin: 6px; border: 0px;" />
<div class="figcaption">Pictured from Left to Right: Bob Bloom, CFO for Heifer International, Marcela Hahn, from CARE, President William J. Clinton, Jason Saul, Founder and CEO of Mission Measurement, and Mary Catherine Toker, General Mills Foundation</div>
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<p>The Food Security Genome is part of the Impact Genome Project&trade;. It is led by Jason Saul, Founder and CEO of Mission Measurement and Nolan Gasser, Chief Genomic Officer at Mission Measurement and famed architect of Pandora&rsquo;s Music Genome Project&trade;. Joining Mission Measurement in this effort are eight initial Food Security Genome Consortium members. They include leading corporations/corporate foundations (General Mills Foundation, <a href="http://www.tysonhungerrelief.com/our-commitment/">Tyson Foods, </a>etc.) and leading NGOs (Capital Area Food Bank, CARE, <a href="http://www.heifer.org?msource=POXXB15PR0002">Heifer International</a> and <a href="http://www.nokidhungry.org/">Share Our Strength</a>).</p>
<p>&ldquo;The greatest value of measurement occurs <i>before </i>we invest in social programs. Every other sector uses predictive data to make more informed decisions and to forecast expected outcomes. The social sector deserves the same. If we want to double our impact, we need to be able to compare investment opportunities, benchmark returns and determine not only what works but what works <i>best</i>.&rdquo; said Jason Saul, Founder and CEO of Mission Measurement.</p>
<p>The goal of the Food Security Genome is to apply Mission Measurement&rsquo;s research methodology to create benchmarks and predictive models that prove which interventions lead to impact.</p>
<p>&ldquo;This type of collaborative partnership is valuable to Heifer International as we are able to share data, assess results and make impactful improvements ending the cycle of hunger and food insecurity," said Bob Bloom, Heifer International&rsquo;s Chief Financial Officer</p>
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<p><b>Mission Measurement Med</b><b>i</b><b>a contact</b>: Perry Yeatman &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
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<p><b>Phone</b>: 847-224-2516&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b></b></p>
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<p><b>Email</b>:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:PYeatman@missionmeasurement.com">PYeatman@missionmeasurement.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p><b>Heifer International Media contact:</b>&nbsp;Allison Stephens</p>
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<p><b>Phone:</b>&nbsp;501-907-2952</p>
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<p><b>Email:</b>&nbsp;<a href="http://mce_host/admin/content/allison.stephens@heifer.org">Allison.stephens@heifer.org</a></p>
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<p>Mission Measurement is a world leader in measuring social outcomes. &nbsp;With offices in Chicago, Washington and London, Mission Measurement helps companies, governments, foundations and nonprofits improve the return on investments in social change. For more information, visit us at <a href="http://www.missionmeasurement.com/">www.missionmeasurement.com </a>or follow us on Twitter at @missionmeasure, @jasonasaul, @perryyeatman.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About Heifer International&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For more than 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">visit <a href="file://localhost/C/%5CUsers%5Cbebersole.MM%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CMicrosoft%5CWindows%5CTemporary%20Internet%20Files%5CContent.Outlook%5CR8SHDTHV%5CMacintosh%20HD/%5Cheifer.org%20http%5C--www.heifer.org-%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>,</span> read <span style="text-decoration: underline;">our </span><a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">@Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437).<i></i></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Clinton Global Initiative</span></p>
<p>Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. CGI Annual Meetings have brought together more than 180 heads of state, 20 Nobel Prize laureates, and hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, major philanthropists, and members of the media. To date, members of the CGI community have made more than 3,100</p>
<p>Commitments to Action, which have improved the lives of over 430 million people in more than 180 countries.</p>
<p>CGI also convenes CGI America, a meeting focused on collaborative solutions to economic recovery in the United States, and CGI University (CGI U), which brings together undergraduate and graduate students to address pressing challenges in their community or around the world. For more information, visit clintonglobalinitiative.org and follow us on Twitter @ClintonGlobal and Facebook at facebook.com/clintonglobalinitiative.</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2015/mission-measurement-and-heifer-international-announce-clinton-global-intiative-committment.htmlTue, 10 Feb 2015 15:00:00 -0600Fifth Anniversary of Devastating Earthquake in Haiti <p align="center"><em>Challenging Conditions Persist but Positive Progress for Rural Farmers &nbsp;</em></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan. 12, 2015) &ndash; Five years after a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, Heifer International says its farmers on the impoverished island are benefitting from a new approach to development work that focuses on sustainable economic development.</p>
<p>While <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/2015/January/haiti-five-years-after-the-earthquake.html?msource=POXXA15PR0001">Heifer&rsquo;s work in Haiti</a> is remains focused on improving the lives of smallholder farmers, particularly in rural communities, the earthquake caused a shift in the organization&rsquo;s work, said Hervil Cherubin, country director for Heifer International Haiti.</p>
<p>&ldquo;With the new approach we work much closely in partnership with the Haitian government, other international NGOs, local grassroots organizations in order to actively participate in the reconstruction of the country,&rdquo; Cherubin said.</p>
<p>Following the quake, Heifer Haiti conducted a thorough evaluation that provided strategic guidelines and shifted the focus away from providing resources to individuals to more structural approach.</p>
<p>Under Heifer&rsquo;s Rural Entrepreneur for Agricultural Cooperation in Haiti (REACH) program, farmers are realizing the value of farming as a profession and career.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Because of the valuable training provided they are more successful as farmers and no longer consider agriculture as a social activity, Cherubin said. &ldquo;The farmers recognize they are the real actors of their own development and that Heifer&rsquo;s role is secondary and that we are there to support them.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Heifer is working with more than 2,200 families in the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/2013/January/haiti-reach-begins-training-goat-breeders.html">REACH program</a>.Although much progress has been made, Cherubin said challenges remain for the rural communities where Heifer works. The country is still at a fragile state both politically and socially putting stress on development work that is being done. To address this, Heifer is working alongside beneficiaries for a longer time than in many other projects to ensure they will be able to thrive amid the political instability.</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2015/2015.htmlMon, 12 Jan 2015 08:00:00 -0600Time is Short for Making 2014 Tax Deductible Gifts <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><i>Charitable gifts made to Heifer International before midnight on December 31 are both transformative and tax-savvy</i></p>
<p>With only a few more days in 2014, the timing is perfect to make a transformative and tax savvy charitable donation to Heifer International. Donors interested in ending world hunger must make their charitable contributions by midnight on Dec. 31, 2014, in order to deduct them from taxes for the current year.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Tax-deductible, year-end donations to Heifer represent a sound investment in the improvement of our world. By giving the gift of a cow, or a sheep, or a goat, you will be the first in a chain of giving that can positively affect nine additional families in need. Each family that receives an animal passes on the offspring of the animal they received, helping transform their entire community.&nbsp;We call it Passing on the Gift&reg;, and it&rsquo;s the hallmark of our model.</p>
<p>According to the <a href="http://nccs.urban.org/nccs/statistics/Charitable-Giving-in-America-Some-Facts-and-Figures.cfm">National Center for Charitable Statistics</a> and the Giving USA 2013 report, individuals make 72 percent of charitable donations. For Heifer International to help move our farmers from poverty to empowerment, we need the generosity of donors and investors.</p>
<p>Our model creates sustainable change in project communities. We equip small-scale farmers with the tools needed to develop skills and resources needed to turn family farms into family businesses. In our more than 70 years, we have helped more than 22.6 million families, almost 2 million in the last year alone, improve their lives. Making a year-end gift to Heifer means you become part of the solution to hunger and poverty. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">@Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/time-is-short-for-making-2014-tax-deductible-gifts-.htmlMon, 29 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0600Celebrate Hanukkah with Gifts from Heifer International<p style="text-align: left;">Each night of Hanukkah is an opportunity to reflect on life&rsquo;s blessings, and the purpose of Heifer at Hanukkah is to help children and families learn how giving can be more than charity, through providing self-reliance&mdash;the highest level of&nbsp;tzedakah.&nbsp;The gifts in Heifer's gift catalog also reflect the concept of&nbsp;tikkun olam,&nbsp;or "repairing the world."</p>
<p>A donation to Heifer International provides farm animals, training and more to impoverished families around the world. They are given a hand-up, not just a handout. The goal of Heifer at Hanukkah is to help children appreciate the importance of charity and how their charitable contributions help repair the world and lift families from poverty to self-reliance. Children learn that Heifer families feed themselves with the milk from cows and goats, and the eggs from chicks and ducks.</p>
<p>Mark Feuerstein, one of the stars of USA Network&rsquo;s&nbsp;<i>Royal Pains</i>, says the idea of &ldquo;giving people something that can help repair their economic well-being and the future generations of their family with livestock is so beautiful. Heifer International is working to repair the world&mdash;one family at a time and one animal at a time.&rdquo;</p>
<p>This year, as your family celebrates the Festival of Lights, help bring light to a family in need.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">@Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/celebrate-hanukkah-with-gifts-from-heifer-international.htmlWed, 17 Dec 2014 08:00:00 -0600Heifer International Host Family Friendly Holiday Events: Animals, Shopping and Food, Oh My! <p>Searching for the perfect gifts this Holiday season? Find them at the Living Gift Markets held in December at <b>Heifer Village in Little Rock </b>or <b>Heifer Ranch in Perryville</b>, and honor your friends and family with gifts that keep on giving. A visit to either will make the task of holiday shopping fun and exciting. Admission is free!<br /><br />&nbsp;At Heifer Village, Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.:</p>
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<li>Shop fairly traded gifts from around the world</li>
<li>Meet some of the animals from our Gift Catalog.</li>
<li>Make snow globe or sock bunny ornament to take home</li>
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<p>At Heifer Ranch, Saturday, Dec. 13, 5-8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14, 3-6 p.m.:</p>
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<li>Visit and take photos with animals in our Show Barn</li>
<li>Enjoy a hot drink and snacks by the fire while decorating cookies</li>
<li>Visit gift shop and learn how animals can empower families to change their lives</li>
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<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">@Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/regional/heifer-international-host-family-friendly-holiday-events.htmlTue, 09 Dec 2014 08:00:00 -0600Heifer Philippines Families Safe Following Typhoon Hagupit<p>Initial reports from Heifer International&rsquo;s Philippines office state that all Heifer project families are safe after Typhoon Hagupit, but many have reported damage to homes, crops and animal sheds.</p>
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<p>Program Officer Nieva Sambas said the farming families she spoke to Tuesday experienced heavy rains and strong winds for almost 24 hours as the typhoon passed over the central region of the island nation this weekend.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"The good news is all project participants are safe, and as they said, they are more prepared now," Sambas said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Heifer Philippines made broad preparations for the Typhoon Hagupit, called Ruby locally, ensuring that all staff and partners were aware of the incoming storm so that they could implement their Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction training (CMDRR). They moved animals and family to identified shelters, prepared food for at least three days and ensured adequate supply of fodder and medicine.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Three large Heifer projects, which support about 9,400 families, were in the path of the storm. Heifer Philippines has been working with farmers since 1954 and has 17 projects throughout the Philippines.</p>
<p>Sambas said initial assessments indicate a few farming families lost their homes to the typhoon and many others sustained at least partial damage. Seven goats were killed, and three-quarters of project participants said their animal sheds were either damaged or destroyed.</p>
<p>While Heifer is not a relief organization, we supplement the work of relief organizations to help our farmers recover and then shift to long-term solutions so our participants can be better equipped to handle disasters.</p>
<p>Heifer International is committed to supporting robust and sustainable communities in areas where we serve.&nbsp; In the event of a natural disaster, we implement longer-term rehabilitation and restoration of livestock and agricultural systems.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b></p>
<p>Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on <a href="Https://twitter.com/Heifer">Twitter @Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/heifer-philippines-families-safe-following-typhoon-hagupit.htmlTue, 09 Dec 2014 08:00:00 -0600Go Beyond Hunger with Heifer International on #Giving Tuesday <p>We&rsquo;ve all heard the adage &ldquo;It is better to give than to receive,&rdquo; and today is our day to turn those words into action. #GivingTuesday is&nbsp;a collaborative movement to create a national day of giving. And we've&nbsp;long considered the holiday season a time for giving back.</p>
<p>Our buying power has the potential to affect serious change in the world and alleviate hunger and poverty. So this year, give back. By working together on #GivingTuesday we can provide the tools that empower small-scale farmers to feed their families, unite their communities, transform their economies and improve their futures.</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/112845276">Giving Tuesday</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/heifer">Heifer International</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><br />&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve seen the people we work with that have faced the deepest difficulties that can be imagined, and they are able to tap in to energy, resources and a hopefulness that was hard to know was there. The gift they give us is that humanity is resilient,&rdquo; said Pierre Ferrari, Heifer International&rsquo;s president and CEO.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Over the last 70 years, we have given more than 22 million families the gift of livestock and training to help lift themselves out of poverty. Each family then passes on the offspring of that animal they received, thereby transforming entire communities. It&rsquo;s called Passing on the Gift&reg;, and it&rsquo;s the hallmark of our development model.<br /> <br /> Last year, Giving Tuesday donations across the board amounted to more than&nbsp;$19 million,&nbsp;almost double the first year of Giving Tuesday. Please join us by lending your voice and help others by giving back on this #GivingTuesday.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b></p>
<p>Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit<a href="http://www.heifer.org"> www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on <a href="Https://twitter.com/Heifer">Twitter@Heifer</a> or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/go-beyond-hunger-with-heifer-international-on-giving-tuesday-.htmlTue, 02 Dec 2014 08:00:00 -0600Doug Galen Named to Heifer International Board of Directors <h2 style="text-align: center;">Silicon Valley leader brings innovation, e-commerce, m-commerce <br />and strategic partnership experience to the board</h2>
<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Nov. 25, 2014) &ndash; Doug Galen has been elected to an at-large position on the Board of Directors of Heifer International, an international development organization with a mission to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth.</p>
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<p>Presently, Galen is a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Haas School of Business where he teaches aspiring entrepreneurs frameworks to build successful startup companies.&nbsp; He has been building innovative and disruptive companies bridging the online and offline worlds for some 20 years. Galen was previously the chief revenue officer at Shopkick which is a mobile application with over 7 million users that leverages mobile phones to transform shopping.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Doug understands the power of innovation to accelerate growth, transform business models and enhance end-user experiences,&rdquo; said Pierre Ferrari, Heifer International&rsquo;s President and CEO. &ldquo;He will help Heifer International innovate ahead of change, not just with donor dynamics, but also globally integrating all of the work we do in a world facing rapid changes.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Previously Galen worked at Shutterfly as Senior Vice President, where he helped to grow revenue from $50 million to $500 million, and eBay, where he helped to create eight new business units including Tickets &amp; Experience, Real Estate and Health &amp; Beauty.</p>
<p>He brings to the board a keen sense of strategy and the ability to scale up e-commerce, m-commerce and strategic partnerships.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;I am honored to join Heifer on its mission to end hunger and poverty which has created a rich heritage of 70 years of impact.&nbsp; We are at the intersection of three powerful trends of globalization, new technologies and connectedness that is enabling Heifer to evolve its solutions to drive even more impact.&nbsp; I look forward to being part of this journey to join all its present-day successes with the promise of what tomorrow brings,&rdquo; said Doug Galen.</p>
<p>Galen also serves on the nonprofit Board of Directors for Positive Coaching Alliance and Jasper Ridge Farm. He received both his bachelor&rsquo;s degree and Master of Business Administration from University of California, Berkley. He resides in Menlo Park, California, with his wife of 21 years and their teenaged daughter.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/magazine/2013/holiday/nepal-board-members.html?msource=POXXA14PR0008&amp;utm_source=Press_Release&amp;utm_medium=Public_Relations%20&amp;utm_campaig=POXXA14PR0008">Heifer International&rsquo;s Board of Directors</a>&nbsp;comprises 19 members of diverse backgrounds in the business, agriculture, academic, faith-based and private sectors.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/C/Users/rrockwell/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/BREYP7B3/Macintosh%20HD/../heifer.org%20http/--www.heifer.org-%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter@Heifer or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/doug-galen-named-to-heifer-international-board-of-directors-.htmlTue, 25 Nov 2014 10:00:00 -0600Carolyn House Stewart Named to Heifer International Board of Directors <h2 align="center"><i>A long-time supporter, she brings expertise in creating collective action</i><i style="font-size: 10px;">&nbsp;</i></h2>
<p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Nov. 25, 2014) &ndash; Carolyn House Stewart has been elected to an at-large position on the Board of Directors of Heifer International, an international development organization whose mission is to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth.</p>
<p>Stewart is an attorney and former shareholder at the law firm of Macfarlane Ferguson &amp; McMullen, one of Florida&rsquo;s oldest law firms, where she has worked since 1994. There, she handles the firm&rsquo;s civil litigation, casualty and labor law sections.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Stewart served as the international president of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority from 2010 until July 2014. She chose &ldquo;Global Leadership through Timeless Service&rdquo; as the sorority&rsquo;s programmatic theme during these years, and Heifer International was the recipient of those fundraising efforts. During Stewart's four-year term of office, AKA members volunteered more than 6 million hours of service and impacted the lives of 24 million people through program initiatives.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Carolyn&rsquo;s deep understanding of community&mdash;one of Heifer International&rsquo;s bedrock values&mdash;will be invaluable,&rdquo; said Pierre Ferrari, Heifer International&rsquo;s President and CEO. &nbsp;&ldquo;Through her professional expertise, as well as her leadership and expertise as president of AKA, she will help us further mobilize the community and harness the power of collective action. This basic &nbsp;precept of our work with donors and communities animates Heifer and always has; Carolyn will help us build on this movement to end poverty and hunger.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Her professional achievements have earned her numerous awards including the 2006 Florida Commission on the Status of Women Achievement Award, The National Bar Association Presidential Award and the Francisco Rodriguez Award from the George Edgecomb Bar Association. The National Bar Association honored Stewart with the Gertrude E. Rush Award in 2012 and Presidential Award in 2006. She was recently presented the Sadie T. M. Alexander Award from the National Black Law Students Association. Stewart is also the recipient of the Legacy Award from UNCF for support of education and a former UNCF board member.</p>
<p>Her 35-year legal career began after graduating from the University of South Carolina School of Law. She also holds a bachelor&rsquo;s in History and Social Science Education from the University of South Florida.</p>
<p>Said Stewart, &ldquo;I look forward to working with the Heifer International Board of Directors and to supporting the organization's great work to end hunger and poverty and to create sustainable economic empowerment for women around the globe.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Heifer International&rsquo;s Board of Directors&nbsp;comprises 19 members of diverse backgrounds in the business, agriculture, academic, faith-based and private sectors.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit www.heifer.org, read our blog, follow us on Facebook, on Twitter@Heifer or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/carolyn-house-stewart-named-to-heifer-international-board-of-directors-.htmlTue, 25 Nov 2014 09:00:00 -0600Episcopal Congregation Working Toward 13th Ark Award<h2 align="center"><i>Living Gift Market will be main source of $5,000 goal for Heifer International</i></h2>
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<p>Members of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Holden are working toward their 13th Ark Award, given by Heifer International to congregations that raise $5,000 or more in a year. Much of this year&rsquo;s contribution will come from a Living Gift Market scheduled at the church Dec. 6-7, 2014.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;We like to focus on things that help with hunger, homelessness and children,&rdquo; said Richard Welch, co-coordinator of the St. Francis Missions Committee.&nbsp; &ldquo;Heifer International fits right into our focus.&rdquo;</p>
<p>St. Francis is located just 15 minutes from the Heifer Farm in Rutland, Mass. Generations of church members have visited the farm to see the animals and learn about Heifer projects. Because of that close connection, the annual Living Gift Market continues to be a success.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I would say that more than half of our church members participate in the Living Gift Market annually,&rdquo; said Welch. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen first-hand how the projects are organized and how they help people.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Founded in 1944, Heifer International is a global nonprofit leader of sustainable agricultural development for smallholder farmers. Family-oriented, community-based development models remain at the core of Heifer&rsquo;s programs, along with the &ldquo;Passing on the Gift&reg;&rdquo; process where families agree to give the first offspring of their donated animal to another family in need.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Many organizations work to meet the needs related to hunger and poverty, but Heifer does it in a way that brings sustainability as well,&rdquo; said Welch.</p>
<p>Heifer International&rsquo;s stated mission is to work with communities to end world hunger and poverty and to care for the Earth.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Research tells us that an estimated 805 million people in the world don&rsquo;t have enough to eat,&rdquo; said Pat Keay, national community engagement director for Heifer International.&nbsp; &ldquo;We know that with the right tools, training and livestock, small farms in impoverished nations can be transformed. We believe small farms are key to feeding the entire world.&nbsp;Support from churches like St. Francis is critical in helping us reach our goal of helping two million families annually.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;When people hear how Heifer is helping people on a global scale and addressing hunger and poverty, they really respond to it in a positive way,&rdquo; said Welch.</p>
<p>For information about Heifer&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.heifer.org/what-you-can-do/faith-communities/index.html?msource=POXXK14PR0004">Living Gift Market and other programs</a>, or to order resources, visit <a href="http://www.heifer.org/?msource=POXXK14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>. In addition to the online resources, printed resources may be requested by calling (800) 422-0474.</p>
<p>&nbsp;<b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b><i> <br /> Heifer International&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Since 1944, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a><i>, read our </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a><i>, follow us on </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a><i>, or call 1-800-696-1918.</i></p>
</div>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/regional/episcopal-congregation-working--toward-13th-ark-award.htmlFri, 14 Nov 2014 13:00:00 -0600Tampa Bay Church Nets Thousands for Heifer International at Two-Hour Fundraiser<h2 align="center"><i>Live animals, global village and more make Living Gift Market <br /> fun, educational and highly successful</i><b></b></h2>
<p><br />First Presbyterian Church in Brandon is a small church, but its members were able to raise $20,000 in just two short hours with a Heifer International Living Gift Market and is on target to surpass that goal this year on November 19.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Our last Heifer Living Gift Market in 2012 raised $20,000,&rdquo; said Dawn Trattner, volunteer co-chair of the event. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s pretty amazing how a church with membership of around 350 people is able to do so much in such a short amount of time.&rdquo;</p>
<p>One of the secrets to First Presbyterian&rsquo;s successful event, which has little or no budget, is the friendly competition created between ministry groups. Each group chooses an animal to champion and then gets to work on raising money. The Tuesday Sunrise Men&rsquo;s Group promotes goats while the youth seek support for bees, according to Trattner.</p>
<p>In addition to having live animals such as chicks and rabbits, which are always a hit, the church&rsquo;s Living Gift Market includes a global village that educates members and visitors about hunger and poverty challenges facing communities around the world.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;All Living Gift Market participants are given a series of questions about animals that are answered at each booth,&rdquo; Trattner said. &ldquo;They take their completed card to the global village for a special prize.&rdquo; This year First Presbyterian will be adding a silent auction to the activities, with all proceeds going to support Heifer International.</p>
<p>Founded in 1944, Heifer International is a global nonprofit leader of sustainable agricultural development for smallholder farmers. Family-oriented, community-based development models remain at the core of Heifer&rsquo;s programs, along with the Passing on the Gift&reg; process, where families agree to give the first offspring of their donated animal to another family in need.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Trattner, who has visited the Heifer Ranch in Arkansas and projects in Honduras, says that seeing the results of Heifer projects firsthand helped her to really understand the value of the education given to farmers, in addition to animals or agricultural items.</p>
<p>&ldquo;A farmer in Honduras told me that if you have the flour and the egg, but don&rsquo;t have the recipe, you can&rsquo;t bake the bread,&rdquo; said Trattner. &ldquo;Through Heifer we are helping to make people more self-reliant.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Heifer International&rsquo;s stated mission is to work with communities to end world hunger and poverty and to care for the Earth.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Research tells us that an estimated 805 million people in the world don&rsquo;t have enough to eat,&rdquo; said Pat Keay, national community engagement director for Heifer International.&nbsp; &ldquo;We know that with the right tools, training and livestock, small farms in impoverished nations can be transformed. We believe small farms are key to feeding the entire world.&nbsp;Support from churches like First Presbyterian Church is critical in helping us reach our goal of helping two million families annually.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;It may be just one family at a time, but soon that family gives to another family and an entire village grows,&rdquo; said Trattner.</p>
<p>For information about Heifer&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.heifer.org/what-you-can-do/faith-communities/index.html?msource=POXXK14PR0005">Living Gift Market and other programs</a>, or to order resources, visit <a href="http://www.heifer.org/?msource=POXXK14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>. In addition to the online resources, printed resources may be requested by calling (800) 422-0474.</p>
<p>&nbsp;<b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b><i> <br /> Heifer International&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Since 1944, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a><i>, read our </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a><i>, follow us on </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a><i>, or call 1-800-696-1918.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/regional/tampa-bay-church-nets-thousands-for-heifer-international-at-a-two-hour-fundraiser.htmlFri, 14 Nov 2014 13:00:00 -0600Heifer International Releases New Kid’s Book for Read to Feed® Program<p>Heifer International is pleased to release our newest children&rsquo;s book, "<a href="https://fundraise.heifer.org/events/read-for-rwanda/e38539?msource=POXXK14PR0002">Flora and the Runaway Rooster</a>," written by author John Claude Bemis and illustrated by Robert Crawford.</p>
<div class="figure"><img src="http://9dc3f407a257cfd3f7ea-d14ef12e680aa00597bdffb57368cf92.r6.cf2.rackcdn.com/join-the-conversation/World_Ark_Blog/2014/October_/Flora_hero.jpg" width="1150" height="516" style="margin: 6px; border: 0px; vertical-align: top;" title="&lt;br&gt;" /> <br />This colorfully illustrated book tells the story of a Rwandan family which is now able to send their older children to school because of gifts from Heifer International. Flora, the youngest child, must help care for the family&rsquo;s chickens, a source of food in addition to their livelihood. When the rowdy rooster, Kubika,&nbsp;escapes while Flora is playing, a wild chase begins. Flora&rsquo;s friend Gideon, whose family is unable to send him to school, joins in. Along the way, Mother Yasenta helps the children in an unexpected way, prompting Flora to give Gideon the resources he needs to achieve his dream of going to school. Elementary-aged students (and their teachers and parents) will find themselves entertained by the adventures in the book and inspired by the idea of Passing on the Gift&reg;.</div>
<p>The book will be included in Heifer&rsquo;s reading incentive program,&nbsp;<a href="https://fundraise.heifer.org/events/read-for-rwanda/e38539?msource=POXXK14PR0002">Read to Feed,</a>&nbsp;for first and second graders. The education team at Heifer developed new lessons that correspond with this book and adhere to national education standards.</p>
<p>An advisory group of experienced elementary educators from across the United States helped develop the book and lessons to ensure the resources are educational and engaging for teachers and students. The lessons and the book can be downloaded for free from Heifer&rsquo;s Read to Feed website,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.readtofeed.org/">www.readtofeed.org</a>.&nbsp; Hard-cover copies of the book will begin shipping in a few weeks.</p>
<p>"Flora and the Runaway Rooster is an exciting story that appeals to a wide range of students," said Amy Husken, a teacher at the Atlanta International School. "Read to Feed is a great program that truly inspires children to read and help others. Some of my parents are so impressed with how much their children are reading that they have asked me to extend the Read to Feed program all year and most importantly, 'Flora and the Runaway Rooster' demonstrates to children how passing on the gift directly benefits other children in the world who, in many ways, are just like them."</p>
<p>In addition to the launch of the new teaching materials, Heifer invites teachers and students to join us to &ldquo;Read for Rwanda.&rdquo; This campaign will run from mid October to December 31 with a goal of raising $25,000 for projects in Rwanda. Teachers and classroom leaders can order the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.heifer.org/getinvolved/read-feed?msource=NIM1F130001&amp;utm_source=Public_Relations&amp;utm_medium=Press_Release&amp;utm_content=PR_Read_to_Feed_20120727&amp;utm_campaign=Public_Relations">Read to Feed</a>&nbsp;kit by mail for easy-to-use program resources and find lesson plans, exciting videos, certificates, donation forms and other information online at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.readtofeed.org/">www.readtofeed.org.</a></p>
<p>Children participating in Read to Feed (individually or as a group) get sponsors for each book, chapter or unit of time they read during their challenge period. The teachers can create their own customized fundraising page on the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.readtofeed.org/">www.readtofeed.org</a>&nbsp;website to offer sponsors an easy way to donate and to keep track of their progress toward their goal. At the end of the program, the group pools the funds raised and decides which animals to donate through Heifer International, which will help families move from hunger to self-reliance.</p>
<p>Heifer International&rsquo;s animal gifts are fun, but they&rsquo;re also powerful instruments in the struggle against hunger. Animals provide nutrition for malnourished families, and their excess products (eggs, milk, wool, etc.) can be sold for money to pay for school, medicine and other expenses. When they reproduce, their offspring will be passed on to another family in need through Heifer's Passing on the Gift&reg; model. With the gift of an animal, any student can be a part of the solution to hunger and poverty. It is an accomplishment that will instill the values of helping marginalized families in the world.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>, on Twitter@Heifer or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>
<p><i>&nbsp;</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/heifer-international-releases-new-kids-book-for-read-to-feed-program.htmlTue, 04 Nov 2014 13:00:00 -0600Heifer International Issues ‘State of the African Farmer’ Report<h2 align="center"><i>Report details the important and personal stories of African Farmers</i></h2>
<p>Heifer International proudly releases its <i>State of the African Farmer </i>report as a contribution to the great debate on agriculture and food security in Africa. It is a compilation of views and voices of farmers, practitioners, policymakers and academics across Africa and beyond, each speaking from the heart and sharing their experience.</p>
<div class="figure figure-quarter"><img src="http://9dc3f407a257cfd3f7ea-d14ef12e680aa00597bdffb57368cf92.r6.cf2.rackcdn.com/about/For_the_Press/SOAF.jpg" width="903" height="1170" alt="State of the African Farmer" title="State of the African Farmer Report" style="margin: 6px; border: 0px;" /></div>
<p>Elizabeth Bintliff, vice president of Heifer&rsquo;s Africa Program, is an African born in Cameroon, and brings her own perspective to the contents of this book. Although she recognized the need for statistics and data, she is a passionate advocate of the personal stories she sees everyday in her work, and is concerned that Africans often become an impersonal statistic that doesn&rsquo;t give the complete story.</p>
<p>&ldquo;African farmers, specifically, who are the people I most often come across in my work, are victims of this phenomenon. Worse still, the statistics are dire, ominous, and dismal,&rdquo; said Bintliff.</p>
<p>This report puts smallholder farmers at the center of the dialog about agriculture in Africa. Too often, the conversation about farming is conceptual and macroeconomic in scale, she said. In this report, Heifer and other respected contributors go beyond the numbers and data to discuss the farmer as a person, engaging in agriculture, faced daily with both opportunities and challenges.</p>
<p>Contributors include Christian Aid &amp; Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Grameen Foundation, International Development Research Centre, Lutheran World Relief, Michigan State University, ONE and Winrock International</p>
<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;There is a great interconnectedness that exists between producers and ourselves, whether it is because they produce the foods that go into agricultural supply chains, or because we are all stakeholders in the evolving global climate. But ultimately, it is our futures that are linked together, and will remain inextricable until the end of poverty and until Africa is fed,&rdquo; Bintliff said.</p>
<p>If you are interested in receiving a print edition of this book, please email <a href="mailto:media@heifer.org">media@heifer.org</a>. You may also download a PDF through Heifer&rsquo;s blog at <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/2014/October/state-of-the-african-farmer.html">http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/2014/October/state-of-the-african-farmer.html</a>.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training&nbsp;to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a> or Twitter or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.<br /><br />*********************<br /><br /></i></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">MEDIA CONTACT</span></b></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align: left;">Allison Stephens<br />Public Relations<br /><a href="mailto:allison.stephens@heifer.org">allison.stephens@heifer.org<br /></a>501.889.5124</p>
<p><i>&nbsp;</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/heifer-international-issues-state-of-the-african-farmer-report.htmlFri, 24 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500Recognizing Family Farmers on World Food Day<div>Today Heifer International is standing with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to celebrate World Food Day, a day of action against hunger. The theme, &ldquo;Family Farming: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth&rdquo; is one that highlights our 70 years of experience with family farmers the world over.&nbsp;<br /><br />
<div>Since 1944,Heifer has been putting the power to produce more food into the hands of smallholder farmers to feed themselves and their communities. Heifer founder Dan West&rsquo;s observation&mdash;that poor families needed cows, not cups of milk&mdash;paved the way for our organization to serve more than 20 million families.</div>
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<p>According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, family farming includes all family-based agricultural activities. Family farming is a means of organizing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and aquaculture production, which is managed and operated by a family and is predominantly reliant on family labor.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Research conducted by the FAO in more than 93 countries shows family farmers account for an average of 80 percent of all holdings and are the main producers of food that is consumed locally. Heifer project families know this reality well.</p>
<p>Recently leaders at Heifer started to question the assumption that we have helped lift a family out of poverty by improving their incomes by a certain percent. The global extreme poverty level of $1.25 per person per day is not the yardstick by which we should measure the success of our work. If a family&rsquo;s annual income is $600, and we double it, that&rsquo;s not enough if a decent standard of living where they live costs $6,000 a year.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Program officers at Heifer are researching, on a country-by-country basis, how much a family needs to earn to afford a dignified life, and how far from&nbsp;that&nbsp;number Heifer participant families live. It&rsquo;s going to be a radical shift, requiring us to examine how much our interventions move the dial on income. It could be as simple as providing families with six beehives instead of only two, or as complex as redesigning entire programs.</p>
<p>This World Food Day, we are celebrating the family farmers we work with both at home and abroad, and working to raise awareness that what they do matters to all of us.</p>
<p><b>ABOUT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL</b></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a> or Twitter or call 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437)<i>.</i></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align: left;"><b><span><br />MEDIA CONTACT</span></b></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align: left;">Allison Stephens</p>
<p align="right" style="text-align: left;">Public Relations</p>
<p align="right" style="text-align: left;"><a href="mailto:allison.stephens@heifer.org">allison.stephens@heifer.org</a></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align: left;">501.907.2952</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i>&nbsp;</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/recognizing-family-farmers-on-world-food-day.htmlThu, 16 Oct 2014 13:39:00 -0500Media Advisory: Beyond Hunger Communities of Change at Heifer Ranch<h2 align="center"><strong>Join Heifer International&rsquo;s &lsquo;Communities of Change&rsquo; Event to Celebrate 70 years of Family Farming</strong></h2>
<p><strong>What</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp; This year marks both the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Heifer International and the United Nations proclamation of 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming. To recognize both of these, Heifer International is hosting <strong>Beyond Hunger: Communities of Change at Heifer Ranch</strong>. This family friendly event will feature farm animals, Global Village, cheese making demonstrations and speakers. Celebrate what has been accomplished together, while looking ahead to how we can continue to partner to create a more just and sustainable world.</p>
<p><strong>Where</strong>:&nbsp; Heifer Ranch, 55 Heifer Road, Perryville, AR, 72126</p>
<p><strong>When</strong>: Saturday, October 4, 2014, from 10 a.m. - 3 &nbsp;p.m.</p>
<p><em>Media: For more information, to attend this event and/or to arrange interviews with Heifer representatives, contact Allison Stephens at <a href="mailto:Allison.stephens@heifer.org">Allison.stephens@heifer.org</a> or at 501-907-2952. </em></p>
<p><strong><em>About Heifer International:</em></strong></p>
<p><em> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit <a href="file://localhost/heifer.org%20http/::www.heifer.org:%3Fmsource=POXXI14PR0005">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/join-the-conversation/blog/index.html?msource=POXXI14PR0005">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a>, 1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437).</em></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/regional/media-advisory-heifer-ranch-communities-of-change-event.htmlMon, 29 Sep 2014 08:00:00 -0500Media Advisory: Join Heifer International’s ‘Communities of Change’ Event in Atlanta<p><strong>What</strong>: This year marks both the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Heifer International and the United Nations proclamation of 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming. To recognize both of these, Heifer International is hosting <strong><a href="http://www.heifer.org/beyond-hunger/communities-of-change.html">Beyond Hunger: Communities of Change Atlanta</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Where</strong>: The Carter Center, 453 Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30307</p>
<p><strong>When</strong>: Saturday, October 4, 2014, from 7-9 p.m.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7-8 p.m.: Informal drop in to view educational exhibits and video<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8-9 p.m.: Speakers including Heifer International president and CEO, Pierre Ferrari; Heifer Foundation President, Ardyth Neill; President of the Southern Association of Independent Schools, Dr. Steve Robinson; and keynote presentation by Heifer Vice President of Africa Programs, Elizabeth Elango Bintliff.</p>
<p><em>Media: For more information, to attend this event and/or to arrange interviews Heifer representatives, contact Linda Meyers at <a href="mailto:Linda.Meyers@heifer.org">Linda.Meyers@heifer.org</a> or at 501-907-2647.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>About Heifer International:</em></strong><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a>, 1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437.</p>
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<p align="right" style="text-align: left;"><em>Media Contacts:</em> <br /><br />Heifer International: <br /> Linda Meyers, Public Relations<br /> <a href="mailto:Linda.Meyers@heifer.org">Linda.Meyers@heifer.org</a><br /> 501-907-2647<br /> <br /> Local Event:<br /> Kate Herndon<br /> Heifer International <br /> <a href="mailto:Kate.Herndon@heifer.org">Kate.Herndon@heifer.org</a><br /> (501) 907-8850</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/regional/media-advisory-join-heifer-internationals-communities-of-change-event-to-celebrate-70-years-of-family-farming.htmlMon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500Join Heifer International’s ‘Communities of Change’ Event in Atlanta To Celebrate 70 years of Family Farming<p>This year marks both the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Heifer International and the United Nations proclamation of 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming. To recognize both of these, Heifer International invites you to <strong>Beyond Hunger: Communities of Change Atlanta, at The Carter Center on October 4, 2014 from 7-9 pm.</strong></p>
<p>Family farmers have long been the foundation of thriving communities and societies. Heifer believes it is no different today: they hold the solution to ending hunger and poverty. They will increase their family&rsquo;s nutrition and income, and contribute to community and economic development.</p>
<p>&ldquo;This is the year the rest of the world takes notice of the 600 million smallholder farmers and herders, and the timing couldn&rsquo;t be more critical,&rdquo; said Pierre Ferrari, President &amp; CEO of Heifer International.</p>
<p>With 805 million people around the world struggling with hunger, there is still much work to accomplish and Heifer wants YOU, the donors, volunteers, advocates and supporters to help create Communities of Change so that we can all see an end to hunger.</p>
<p>Heifer has an established history of fighting hunger and poverty, but it doesn't end there. The organization is enacting social change by empowering women and men with the tools and training they need to feed their families. You can join us.</p>
<p>Please attend our event scheduled from <strong>7-9 pm on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at The Carter Center in Atlanta.</strong></p>
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<li>An informal drop-in to view educational exhibits and films from 7-8 pm with speakers from 8-9 pm</li>
<li>Welcome remarks Heifer&rsquo;s President and CEO, Pierre Ferrari; Heifer Foundation&rsquo;s President, Ardyth Neill; and President of the Southern Association of Independent Schools, Dr. Steve Robinson. Keynote presentation by Heifer&rsquo;s Vice President of Africa Programs, Elizabeth Elango Bintliff.</li>
<li>Celebrate what has been accomplished together, while looking ahead to how we can continue to partner to create a more just and sustainable world.</li>
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<p>The work that Heifer International is doing makes it possible for children to go to school and learn, free from the pain of an empty stomach. Heifer participants are caring for the Earth through sustainable farming and water conservation methods. And for years, participating families have been encouraged to Pass on the Gift of self-reliance to others, ensuring that these positive changes last for generations.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Heifer has a strong community of support in the Atlanta area, including those in the faith and school communities, civic organizations, businesses and individuals. We look forward to celebrating them for making our work possible, while also reflecting on how we can continue to end hunger and poverty as a collective force,&rdquo; said Kate Herndon, Heifer&rsquo;s Community Engagement Manager and Atlanta representative for the past nine years.</p>
<p>Come celebrate what Heifer International, along with its donors, volunteers, advocates and supporters, has accomplished together at the Atlanta-area Beyond Hunger: Communities of Change event, a series of events being held nationwide this year. Together, we have power over hunger and poverty, and can move to a world beyond hunger.</p>
<p>For a full list of events and to register, visit, <a href="http://www.heifer.org/communities">www.heifer.org/communities</a> or e-mail <a href="mailto:info@heifer.org">info@heifer.org</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>About Heifer International:</em></strong><br /> Heifer International&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a>, or call 1-800-696-1918.<br /><br />***<br /><br /><strong>Media Contacts:&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align: left;">Heifer International:<br />Linda Meyers, Public Relations<br /><a href="mailto:Linda.Meyers@heifer.org">Linda.Meyers@heifer.org<br /></a>501-907-2647<br /><br />Local Event:<br />Kate Herndon<br />Heifer International<br /><a href="mailto:Kate.Herndon@heifer.org">kate.herndon@heifer.org</a><br />(501) 907-8850&nbsp;</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/regional/join-heifer-internationals-communities-of-change-event-to-celebrate-70-years-of-family-farming.htmlFri, 19 Sep 2014 13:00:00 -0500Join Us to Celebrate 70 Years of Heifer International - Carnation, Washington<p align="center"><b>Media Advisory * Media Advisory * Media Advisory</b></p>
<h4 align="center"><i>Join Us for a Celebration of Communities Working Together and <br />Realizing the Power of Our Collective Efforts. <br /> Eat, Play, Learn and Celebrate on a Beautiful Farm and Be Encouraged to Pass on Your Gifts </i></h4>
<p><strong>What:</strong>&nbsp; Family farmers have long been the foundation of thriving communities and societies. We believe it is no different today: they hold the solution to ending hunger and poverty. Join us at our Beyond Hunger: Communities of Change event as we mark 70 years of work with family farmers.</p>
<p>Join us for a special celebration of Heifer International&rsquo;s 70 years of creating a more just and sustainable world. Enjoy farm tours, live music, scavenger hunt, photo booth and a highlight on Heifer International's history and work today. Don't miss local food from Patty Pan's Grill and ice cream from Ben &amp; Jerry's. As Jubilee is a working farm, please leave all pets at home. There is no charge for this event, but registration is requested. Register today at <a href="http://www.heifer.org/communities">www.heifer.org/communities</a> or call 877.243.4337 (877.A.HEIFER).</p>
<p><strong>Where</strong>: &nbsp;Jubilee Biodynamic Farm, 229 W Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Carnation, WA 98014</p>
<p><strong>When</strong>: &nbsp; Saturday, September 20<sup>th</sup>, 1-4pm<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Special program at 2pm</p>
<p><b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b><i> <br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit</i> <a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a><i>, read our </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a><i>, follow us on </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a><i>, </i>1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437)<i>.<br /></i></p>
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<td>Local Event:<br />Eliza Penick<br /><a href="mailto:eliza.penick@heifer.org">eliza.penick@heifer.org</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />206-547-5696&nbsp;</td>
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</table>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/regional/join-us-to-celebrate-70-years-of-heifer-international-carnation-washington.htmlTue, 16 Sep 2014 12:00:00 -0500Heifer Foundation Announces Dan West Fellow Honoree <p align="center" style="text-align: left;">LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Sept. 13, 2014) &ndash; Heifer Foundation recently named Stephen Mondora as the 2013 Dan West Fellow Award recipient. The award, named in honor of Heifer&rsquo;s founder and visionary, honors an individual who shows a personal and professional commitment to helping the poor and hungry throughout the world.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Mondora served as an at-large Director for Heifer International from 1999-2011 as well as a Vice Chair and Chair of the Board and a former Trustee of Heifer Foundation.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Steve is so well-deserving of this award and his life truly embodies &ldquo;Passing on the Gift.&rdquo; He (and Carolyn) have given so unselfishly and we are the better for his leadership, generosity, and unwavering dedication to a better world,&rdquo; said Jo Luck, Heifer&rsquo;s former president and chief executive officer.</p>
<p>Mondora&rsquo;s service to Heifer International began long before his formal leadership roles. He and his wife of 56 years, Carolyn, first learned of Heifer during a casual conversation with an acquaintance in 1978.</p>
<p>After Mondora retired, he and Carolyn began looking for meaningful volunteer opportunities. In the fall of 1993 they became full-time Presbyterian Mission Volunteers at the Heifer Ranch, serving as co-directors of, at that time, Heifer&rsquo;s National Distribution Center. They were responsible for procurement, warehousing and distribution of all program materials, literature and promotional products sold or donated to individuals, churches and other organizations. He also saw the organization through its digital beginnings.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;That was the beginning of something so huge,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And to see how the organization has materialized into what it is now is truly amazing.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&nbsp;Mondora regularly references something he calls &ldquo;A Heifer Heart.&rdquo;&nbsp; When asked what &ldquo;A Heifer Heart&rdquo; means to him, he describes it this way.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It means that you deeply understand the mission of ending hunger and poverty and that everything you do focuses on how to support that mission. If it won&rsquo;t help feed hungry people, or have some strong connection to that, then you shouldn&rsquo;t do it.&rdquo;</p>
<p><b><i>About Heifer Foundation:</i></b></p>
<p><i>Heifer Foundation envisions a sustainable world where hunger and poverty no longer exist. Our mission is to grow and oversee an endowment to support the work of Heifer International. To that end, Heifer Foundation offers a variety of planned charitable giving instruments that provide individuals from all walks of life the ability to help themselves, their loved ones, and a world in great need. </i></p>
<p><i>&nbsp;For more information, visit </i><a href="http://www.heiferfoundation.org"><i>http://www.heiferfoundation.org</i></a><i></i></p>
<p>&nbsp;<b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b><i> <br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit</i> <a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a><i>, read our </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a><i>, follow us on </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a><i>, </i>1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437)<i>.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/dan-west-fellow-2013-award.htmlSat, 13 Sep 2014 14:00:00 -0500Join Us to Celebrate 70 Years of Heifer International <h1 align="center"><i>Join Us for a Weekend Honoring Family Farmers and Their Work to End Hunger and Poverty</i><b></b></h1>
<p><strong>What</strong>:&nbsp; Family farmers have long been the foundation of thriving communities and societies. We believe it is no different today and that they hold the solution to ending hunger and poverty. At this event, <i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/beyond-hunger/communities-of-change.html">Beyond Hunger: Communities of Change</a></i>, we celebrate 70 years of work with family farmers on the manicured grounds of the Texas Discovery Gardens. The evening will feature special guest speaker Hervil Cherubin, Heifer Haiti Country Director, who will be talking about the progress of Heifer&rsquo;s work in Haiti. <br /> <b> </b></p>
<p><strong>Where</strong>: &nbsp;Texas Discovery Gardens; 3601 Martin Lunch King Jr. Blvd. Dallas</p>
<p><strong>When</strong>: &nbsp; Friday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7-8 p.m.: Enjoy the beautiful scenery, light dessert refreshments and videos on Heifer&rsquo;s work<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8-9 p.m.: Hervil Cherubin, Heifer Country Director, Haiti, special guest speaker</p>
<p><strong>About Heifer International:</strong> <br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a>, read our <a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a>, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a>, 1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437).<br /><br /><em>Media: For more information, to attend this event and/or to arrange interviews Heifer representatives, contact Bryan Gammon at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Bryan.Gammon@heifer.org">Bryan.Gammon@heifer.org</a>&nbsp;or at 469-203-7773.</em></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/regional/join-us-to-celebrate-70-years-of-heifer-international-dallas.htmlFri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500This Year Let Read to Feed® Inspire Students to Read and Lead the Way to a Future of Philanthropy <p>As teachers around the United States gear up for back to school, Heifer International has a free resource for educators wanting new and innovative ways to motivate their students to read.</p>
<p>With a proven curriculum that meets Common Core standards, Read to Feed&reg; is a reading incentive program that also teaches kids about global issues. The program comes equipped with customizations for any classroom based on the specific reading goals for each student and grade.</p>
<p>Teachers and classroom leaders can order the <i>Read to Feed</i> kit for easy-to-use program resources and find lesson plans, exciting videos, certificates, donation forms and other information online at <a href="http://www.heifer.org/readtofeed/index.html?msource=POXXE14PR0004">www.readtofeed.org</a>.</p>
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<p>There are many inspiring stories across the country of students exhibiting surprising generosity, incredible dedication and life-changing efforts to help others. Students can learn more than they ever thought possible from a reading program, and at the same time are contributing to Heifer&rsquo;s important mission of ending hunger and poverty.</p>
<p>Ethan Reno, a fourth grader at West Bath School in Maine, is one such student who put his heart into his school&rsquo;s Read to Feed effort this year. He was named the School&rsquo;s Read to Feed ambassador and motivated his fellow students beyond expectation.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I want to help you inspire more students to join Read to Feed this year because I want to help save more children.&rdquo; &nbsp;Ethan said.</p>
<p>A total of 90 students joined the campaign and worked to raise enough money to buy an Ark, a gift valued at $5,000. Ethan worked after school and during his recess time with the school&rsquo;s librarian on the campaign. All told, participants had read 1,250 books and raised more than $7,000. Not only did the students reach these accomplishments, they also internalized the spirit of giving that will serve them for years to come.</p>
<p>Children participating in Read to Feed (individually or as a group) get sponsors for each book, chapter or unit of time they read during their challenge period. The teachers can create their own customized fundraising page on the program&rsquo;s website to offer sponsors an easy way to donate and to keep track of their progress toward their goal. At the end of the program, the group pools the funds raised and decides which animals to donate through Heifer International, which will help families move from hunger to self-reliance.</p>
<p>To learn more or to order the <i>Read to Feed</i> kit, email <a href="mailto:info@heifer.org">info@heifer.org</a> or call 877-275-READ (7323). The <i>Read to Feed</i> videos and materials can also be downloaded at <a href="http://www.heifer.org/readtofeed/index.html?msource=POXXE14PR0004">www.readtofeed.org</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/93388490">Lamb Chop Wants You to Read to Feed</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/heifer">Heifer International</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p><b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b><i><br /> Heifer&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Since 1944, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in 40 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit</i> <a href="http://www.heifer.org/getinvolved/read-feed?msource=POXXG12PR03&amp;utm_source=Public_Relations&amp;utm_medium=Press_Release&amp;utm_content=PR_Read_to_Feed_20120727&amp;utm_campaign=Public_Relations">www.heifer.org</a> <i>or call</i> 1-800-696-1918.</p>
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<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/this-year-let-read-to-feed-inspire-students-to-read-and-lead-the-way-to-a-future-of-philanthropy.htmlMon, 28 Jul 2014 12:00:00 -0500Heifer International to Host Third Annual “Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table” Gala to Help End World Hunger and Poverty <h2 align="center"><i>Annual Event to Honor Tom Colicchio and Lori Silverbush,<br /> Annie Griffiths, Diane Lane, and Ian Somerhalder<br />&nbsp; </i></h2>
<p>LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2014 &ndash; Heifer International will host its third-annual <a href="http://www.heifer.org/beyond-hunger/a-place-at-the-table.html">Beyond Hunger: &ldquo;A Place at the Table&rdquo; gala</a> on August 22, 2014, at the Montage Beverly Hills hotel in Beverly Hills. The event seeks to support and empower marginalized women and honor those who work to raise awareness of the world&rsquo;s poor and hungry.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This year Heifer will recognize with the Noble Globe acclaimed chef and restaurateur Tom Colicchio and award-winning screenwriter and director Lori Silverbush, renowned photographer Annie Griffiths, Oscar nominee Diane Lane, and actor Ian Somerhalder. The Noble Globe is given to&nbsp;Heifer supporters who act as citizens of the world, seeking to bring dignity and hope to those affected by environmental degradation and poverty.</p>
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<p>Ann Rose, a farmer who has received support from Heifer International and who has become a staple in the farming and local foods community in North Carolina, will be the keynote speaker at this year&rsquo;s Beyond Hunger event. Diane Lane will speak about her experiences visiting Heifer&rsquo;s work in Rwanda and Guatemala.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Beyond Hunger is an opportunity to honor our friends and supporters while shining a light on women farmers of the world,&rdquo; said Pierre Ferrari, president and CEO of Heifer International. &ldquo;Women are the backbone of smallholder farming communities. By empowering them to become active leaders and helping them access improved tools, training and livestock, we will help end world hunger.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Those in attendance will enjoy the evening&rsquo;s menu created by trend-setting celebrity chef Cat Cora. The event will be co-hosted by Ty Burrell, Ben Cohen, Geena Davis, Jon and Kirsten Heder, Steven and Trevi Sawalich and Diane Lander-Simon. Proceeds from the evening will benefit Heifer&rsquo;s mission to end hunger, poverty and care for the Earth.</p>
<p>In 2014, Heifer International celebrates 70 years of working with smallholder farmers. Since 1944, International has assisted more than 20.7 million families &mdash; 105.1 million people. Families are trained in eco-friendly agriculture and how to properly care for their livestock and living assets, to improve not only their lives, but their communities as well.</p>
<p>In turn, Heifer families agree to &ldquo;Pass on the Gift&reg;&rdquo; by presenting the first female offspring of their gifted livestock&ndash;and the training in its care&ndash;to another family in the community. This not only multiplies the impact of the original gift, it allows a once impoverished family to become donors and full participants in their community&rsquo;s sustainable development.</p>
<p>This year&rsquo;s dinner committee is comprised of an outstanding list of prominent entertainment figures, including: Ed Asner, Jeff Bridges, Mehcad Brooks, Colbie Caillat, Cat Cora, David Cross and Amber Tamblyn, Sheryl Crow, Carson Daly, Amanda Fuller, Johnny Hanson, Ed and Amy Harris, Patricia Heaton and David Hunt, Nina Jacobson, Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop, Ryan Newman, Bonnie Raitt, Lucy Schwartz, Mary Steenburgen &amp; Ted Danson, Ashley Stone, DeAngelo Williams and Josh Zuckerman.</p>
<p>The event is sponsored by Yamaha Entertainment Group of America and Starkey Hearing Technologies.</p>
<p>To purchase tickets to the event, please visit <a href="http://www.heifer.org/beyondhungerla">www.heifer.org/beyondhungerla</a>.</p>
<p><b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b><i> <br /> Heifer International&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a><i>, read our </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a><i>, follow us on </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a><i>, or call </i>1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437).</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/heifer-international-to-host-third-annual-beyond-hunger-a-place-at-the-table-gala-to-help-end-world-hunger-and-poverty.htmlTue, 22 Jul 2014 12:00:00 -0500Heifer International Celebrates 70th Anniversary<p>July 14 marks the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary for sustainable development nonprofit Heifer International, a recognized leader in smallholder agriculture.</p>
<p>Heifer International is proud to celebrate its 70th Anniversary during the United Nations-recognized International Year of Family Farming, a time designated to honor the importance of family farming in reducing poverty and improving global food security.</p>
<p>It was on this date that 17 heifers bound for Casta&ntilde;er, Puerto Rico, and tended to by men and women nicknamed the &lsquo;seagoing cowboys&rsquo; set sail from Mobile, Alabama. It was the first shipment of the newly formed Heifer Project (now Heifer International). The animals were distributed to farming families and helped curb severe milk shortages on the small island.</p>
<p>The idea for Heifer was planted in the mind of Dan West in the late 1930s. West, a relief worker with the Church of the Brethren, had seen the horrors of war and believed that peace would begin when the hungry were fed. It was the "not a cup, but a cow" concept that he pitched to a group of Indiana farmers in the late 1930s that blossomed into the international development organization now headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.</p>
<p>Since that first shipment, gifts of cattle, pigs, goats and other livestock have gone on to change the lives of 105.1 million people in more than 125 countries.</p>
<p>Heifer has grown and evolved over the last 70 years. By 1967, Heifer had shipped 1 million chicks to hungry families, many of which ended up in Korea after that war. It wasn't long after when Heifer transitioned away from shipping animals in the sourcing animals in country. What has remained consistent, however, is a solid foundation of values rooted in the tradition of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.heifer.org/ending-hunger/the-heifer-way/mission-and-cornerstones.html">Passing on the Gift</a>. &nbsp;To this day, a gift of livestock from Heifer is passed on an average of nine times.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Heifer International has also committed to helping more people, faster. Our programs have gone from an average size of about 150 families to more than 1,000 and up to 10,000. Heifer works in 30 countries&mdash;from Nepal to the United States&mdash;to empower family farmers, <b>especially women,</b> to learn sustainable agriculture practices, increase their family's nutrition and income, and contribute to community and economic development.<br /><br />&ldquo;This is the year the rest of the world takes notice of the 600 million smallholder farmers and herders, and the timing couldn&rsquo;t be more critical&mdash;there are currently 805 million people around the world struggling with hunger and we know smallholder farmers are the solution,&rdquo; said Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO of Heifer International. "We are proud of Heifer International&rsquo;s success over the last 70 years, but there&rsquo;s still much more work to do&mdash;with Beyond Hunger: Communities of Change, our aim is to actively engage Americans to become part of the social change that can help us end hunger and poverty once and for all.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Heifer International invites you to join Beyond Hunger events celebrating 70 years of family farming.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.heifer.org/beyond-hunger/communities-of-change.html">Learn more about these events here</a>.</p>
<p><b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b><i></i></p>
<p><i> Heifer International&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a><i>, read our </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a><i>, follow us on </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a><i>, or call 1-800-696-1918.</i></p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/heifer-celebrates-70th-anniversary.htmlMon, 14 Jul 2014 09:00:00 -0500Heifer International President and CEO named to InterAction Board <p>Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for InterAction, an alliance organization of NGOs based in Washington, D.C.<br /><img src="http://9dc3f407a257cfd3f7ea-d14ef12e680aa00597bdffb57368cf92.r6.cf2.rackcdn.com/join-the-conversation/In_The_News/Sources/interaction1.jpg" width="150" height="149" style="margin: 6px; float: right;" alt="Interaction Logo" /></p>
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<p>Ferrari was elected in early June and will serve on the board for six years. Other newly elected board members include:</p>
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<li>&nbsp;Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken - Director for Education and Practitioner Engagement at the Transnational NGO Initiative</li>
<li>&nbsp;Steve Davis - President and CEO &ndash; Path.org</li>
<li>&nbsp;Deborah Derrick - President &ndash; Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria</li>
<li>&nbsp;Douglas Rutzen - President and CEO - International Center for Not-for-Profit Law</li>
<li>&nbsp;Donald Steinberg - President and CEO &ndash; World Learning</li>
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<p>InterAction has more than 180 member organizations working in every developing country. According to the website, members are faith-based and secular, large and small, with a focus on the world&rsquo;s most poor and vulnerable populations.&nbsp; InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S. private voluntary organizations and partners identified as associate members.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"It is a great honor to be elected to InterAction&rsquo;s Board of Directors,&rdquo; Ferrari said. &ldquo;I look forward to working with industry peers to help shape the world for a better future."</p>
<p><b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b></p>
<p><i> Heifer International&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a><i>, read our </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a><i>, follow us on </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a><i>, or call</i><i> </i>1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437).</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/heifer-international-president-and-ceo-named-to-interaction-board.htmlMon, 07 Jul 2014 13:00:00 -0500Heifer Uganda Voted Best in Fighting Hunger and Poverty <p>Heifer International Uganda was recently honored with a Uganda Responsible Investment Award after it was voted the Best Hunger and Poverty Eradication organization in the country, said Humphreys Munai, Interim Director of Finance and Administration for Heifer International&rsquo;s Africa programs.</p>
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<p>The award, given&nbsp;in Uganda and presided over by Ugandan President H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, was voted on by the people of Africa. <a href="http://www.pubopinions.org/index.php/about-africa-responsible-investment-award">The Public Opinions website indicates the intent</a>&nbsp;of the award is to "determine the Most Responsible and Respected Investments in Africa which have contributed a lot towards attainment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in Africa." &nbsp;</p>
<p>The award states, "Having been voted for by the People of Uganda in appreciation and recognition of your contribution towards attainment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in Uganda, and promoting and upholding International Best Practices and Standards as defined by the Ten Universal Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, The United Nations Millennium Declaration, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and UN Convention against corruption."<br /> <br /> "This is the way to end the busy week seeing our work is recognized by Ugandans and honored by [the] Ugandan President," Munai said.</p>
<p>Heifer Uganda was one of 20 organizations awarded with a 2014-2015 Africa Responsible Investment Award.&nbsp;Heifer Uganda was also awarded the Best Anti-Poverty Organization of the Year in 2013.</p>
<p>&nbsp;<b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b></p>
<p><i> Heifer International&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/">www.heifer.org</a><i>, read our </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a><i>, follow us on </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a><i>, or call </i>1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437).</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/heifer-uganda-voted-best-in-fighting-hunger-and-poverty-.htmlMon, 30 Jun 2014 13:00:00 -0500Heifer International Celebrates Fathers Across the Globe this Father’s Day<p align="center"><strong><em>Show Your Dad the Positive Example He&rsquo;s Set and Help Another Father Lift His Family Out of Poverty</em></strong></p>
<p>This Father&rsquo;s Day, Heifer International is celebrating fathers across the globe who work hard to provide for their families in the face of tremendous difficulties and seemingly insurmountable obstacles.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Many of us are lucky enough to have father figures who provided for our families and us. However, too many fathers around the world work all day only to earn a meager income that can&rsquo;t provide even basic necessities. They struggle to feed their children good, nutritious meals. That&rsquo;s where Heifer International comes in.</p>
<p>Augustin Njita, a father in Cameroon &nbsp;struggled for years. But when he, started working with a Heifer project, his life was changed. &ldquo;The way we were living was so difficult&hellip;life was so tough to us&hellip;[our children] were about to go to school, and their needs were bringing some serious worries,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Thank God that when we engaged with [Heifer], that&rsquo;s where there was a miracle...&rdquo;</p>
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<p>This Father&rsquo;s Day, show the dad in your life how much of a positive example he&rsquo;s set. A gift through Heifer International will make him smile because it will lift a less fortunate family out of poverty. Instead of ties or golf clubs, choose between goats, water buffalo or ducks. These animals and the training in their care can help a father lift his family out of poverty, along with his entire community.&nbsp;</p>
<p><b>About Heifer International:&nbsp;<br /> </b>Heifer International&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.heifer.org/">www.heifer.org</a>, read our&nbsp;<a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a>, follow us on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a>, or call&nbsp;1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437).</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/heifer-international-celebrates-fathers-across-the-globe-this-fathers-day.htmlFri, 13 Jun 2014 09:30:00 -0500Elanco Announces Commitment to East Africa Dairy Development Project<p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><strong><i>Sustainable livelihoods for 1M people by 2018</i></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Elanco is celebrating World Hunger Day (May 28, 2014), by announcing a $500,000 commitment to Heifer International&rsquo;s East Africa Dairy Development Project (EADD), continuing the company&rsquo;s long-term partnership aimed at breaking the cycle of hunger for those most in need.</p>
<div class="figure"><img src="http://9dc3f407a257cfd3f7ea-d14ef12e680aa00597bdffb57368cf92.r6.cf2.rackcdn.com/about/For_the_Press/Elanco.jpg" width="400" height="267" style="margin: 6px; border: 0px;" alt="From Left to Right: Marleen New, Senior Director of Global Partnerships and Alliances, Heifer International Noel Paul, Consultant, Global Shared Value, Mitch Davis, Director - Global Shared Value, Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO, Heifer International, Rob Smith, Senior Director- Corporate Philanthropy, Eli Lilly and Company; also, President of Lilly Foundation, Rakesh Kapoor, EADD Regional Director, Heifer International" title="Elanco presents a check to Heifer International supporting the East Africa Dairy Development project. From left to right: Marleen New, Senior Director of Global Partnerships and Alliances, Heifer International, Noel Paul, Consultant - Global Shared Value Global Leader, Elanco, Mitch Davis, Director - Global Shared Value, Elanco, Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO, Heifer International Rob Smith, Senior Director- Corporate Philanthropy, Eli Lilly and Company; also, President of Lilly Foundation, Rakesh Kapoor, EADD Regional Director, Heifer International" />
<div class="figcaption">Elanco presents a check to Heifer International supporting the East Africa Dairy Development project. From left to right: Marleen New, Senior Director of Global Partnerships and Alliances, Heifer International, Noel Paul, Consultant - Global Shared Value Global Leader, Elanco, Mitch Davis, Director - Global Shared Value, Elanco, Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO, Heifer International Rob Smith, Senior Director- Corporate Philanthropy, Eli Lilly and Company; also, President of Lilly Foundation, Rakesh Kapoor, EADD Regional Director, Heifer International</div>
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<p>EADD aims to provide sustainable livelihoods for one million people in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya by 2018.&nbsp; Initiated in 2008, the EADD project has provided extensive training on dairy husbandry, business practices and operations as well as the marketing of dairy products for 179,000 farming families in the region. EADD has grown to be one of the leading market-oriented development initiatives in eastern Africa, earning the farming families more than $131 million.</p>
<p>The next phase will employ new technologies and practices around feed production, alternative energy sources and milk transport systems. The project will prioritize social capital and gender equity to increase impact, and will reach 136,000 primary beneficiaries. Elanco&rsquo;s commitment includes the donation of product to help dairy farmers improve the health of their cows, the talents of Elanco employees to provide on-site training in cow health, value-chain and policy engagement, and financial support through 2018, including $500,000 this year.</p>
<p>This continues Elanco&rsquo;s on-going partnership with Heifer International started in 2007. To date, Elanco has contributed more than $3 million to Heifer, providing the gift of training and animals to break the cycle of hunger for families in Indonesia, Zambia and China. In fact, Elanco is currently active in efforts to break the cycle in nearly 40 communities around the world.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Heifer International is very excited about this generous contribution to support the important work in Phase II of our East Africa Dairy Development project,&rdquo; said Pierre Ferrari. &nbsp;Our vision is to provide 136,000 smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda with the opportunities to create financial independence and social equality. More than 1 million people will have better access to food, jobs, income, education, financial and medical service, breaking the cycle of extreme poverty throughout the region. With this gift, Elanco will have a hand in the success of these dairy farmers, and for that we are grateful.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re particularly excited about the EADD project because it represents an evolution in sustainable development,&rdquo; said Jeff Simmons, president of Elanco. &ldquo;Moving beyond individual gifts of animals to offering connections to technology and marketplaces can deliver social, economic, and environmental benefits that will build stronger communities throughout the entire region. Not only will we help provide better diets with access to animal protein, but greater human potential will be realized as we improve livelihoods.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p>
<p>For more information on what you can to do fight hunger and achieve food security, visit <a href="http://www.sensibletable.com">www.sensibletable.com</a> and consider joining the Enough Movement.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>About Elanco</strong><br /> Elanco is a global innovation-driven company that develops and markets products to improve animal health and food animal production in more than 75 countries. Elanco employs more than 3,000 people worldwide, with offices in more than 40 countries, and is a division of Eli Lilly and Company, a leading global pharmaceutical corporation. Additional information about Elanco is available at <a href="http://www.elanco.com">www.elanco.com</a>.</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/elanco-announces-commitment-to-east-africa-dairy-development-project.htmlWed, 28 May 2014 14:00:00 -0500Kurt Braunohler is Jumping on a Jet Ski to Save the World <p>From Comedy Central (cc.com)</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.cc.com/comedians/kurt-braunohler" class="notriforce" target="_blank">Kurt Braunohler</a>&nbsp;is out to make the world a better place, one small act of stupidity at a time, in &ldquo;<a href="http://www.cc.com/roustabout" class="notriforce" target="_blank">Roustabout</a>,&rdquo; produced by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cc.com/" class="notriforce" target="_blank">Comedy Central</a>&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cc.com/cc-studios" class="notriforce" target="_blank">CC:Studios</a>&nbsp;and premiering on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cc.com/" class="notriforce" target="_blank">cc.com</a>&nbsp;in July. This first, six-episode installment, &ldquo;American Jet Ski,&rdquo; covers Braunohler&rsquo;s seven city water tour/mission from Chicago to New Orleans to raise money for Heifer International to send 500 goats and 1000 chickens to Africa.</p>
<p>Created by and starring Braunohler, &ldquo;Roustabout&rdquo; features the comedian taking on the world in a huge sweeping feat of absurdity, namely, jet skiing down the Mississippi River for charity. Over the course of seven days Braunohler will come ashore at several cities for stand-up sets and other hijinks with friends and guest stars&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cc.com/comedians/wyatt-cenac" class="notriforce" target="_blank">Wyatt Cenac</a>, Jon Daly,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cc.com/comedians/kyle-kinane" class="notriforce" target="_blank">Kyle Kinane</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cc.com/comedians/kristen-schaal" class="notriforce" target="_blank">Kristen Schaal</a>.</p>
<p>The epic journey begins in Chicago with a stand-up show featuring Braunohler and guest Cenac on May 29 followed by a launch event from Navy Pier on May 30. Confirmed stops include St. Louis, MO (May 31), Kaskaskia, IL (June 1), and New Orleans (June 6). &ldquo;Roustabout&rdquo; is directed by Jeff Tomsic and written by Braunohler and Scotty Landes.</p>
<p>In partnership with Heifer, Braunohler aims to raise $50,000 to send goats and chickens to impoverished areas in Africa. All money in excess of $50,000 will go to a TBD charity to help clean up the Mississippi River. Please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jet-ski-for-goats" class="notriforce" target="_blank">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jet-ski-for-goats</a>&nbsp;for more information and to donate.</p>
<p>Comedian extraordinaire Braunohler is a regular on &ldquo;Chelsea Lately&rdquo; and can be seen or heard on &ldquo;Bob&rsquo;s Burgers,&rdquo; &ldquo;@midnight,&rdquo; &ldquo;Delocated,&rdquo; &ldquo;Comedy Central Presents&rdquo; and &ldquo;This American Life.&rdquo; He has been hailed &ldquo;a prolific stand-up comedian&rdquo; by&nbsp;<i>The Los Angeles Times</i>, featured in<i>Variety</i>&lsquo;s annual prestigious &ldquo;10 Comics To Watch&rdquo; list, named as&nbsp;<i>Time Out New York</i>&lsquo;s &ldquo;50 Funniest&rdquo; and a &ldquo;Comic to Watch&rdquo; by Comedy Central and the New York Comedy Festival. He has also performed on &ldquo;Conan.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Braunohler&rsquo;s chart-topping debut comedy album How Do I Land?, named for his &ldquo;Cloud Project&rdquo; in which he raised $6k on Kickstarter and hired a pilot to write the words &ldquo;How Do I Land?&rdquo; across the LA sky (the resulting skywriting images went viral), is now available on Kill Rock Stars (the first comedy signing for the venerable indie music label). He hosts a weekly sold-out comedy variety show &ldquo;Hot Tub&rdquo; in Los Angeles with his comedy partner Kristen Schaal. Braunohler&rsquo;s very popular podcast &ldquo;The K Ohle&rdquo; can be heard weekly on the Nerdist Network.</p>
<p>Heifer International empowers families to turn hunger and poverty into hope and prosperity, but their approach is more than just giving them a handout. Heifer links communities and helps bring sustainable agriculture and commerce to areas with a long history of poverty. Their animals provide partners with both food and reliable income, as agricultural products such as milk, eggs and honey can be traded or sold at market.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cc.com/cc-studios" class="notriforce" target="_blank">CC:Studios</a>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cc.com/" class="notriforce" target="_blank">Comedy Central</a>&rsquo;s in-house creative initiative for the development of original digital comedy.&nbsp; The newest addition to the Comedy Central family, CC:Studios attracts the best comics and comedy writers in the business, giving them an opportunity to create hilarious content that is native to digital screens.&nbsp; Working with CC:Studios, talent has access to Comedy Central&rsquo;s extensive distribution channels including on-air, Comedy Central Records, CC Mobile Apps, Comedy Central Home Entertainment, Comedy Central Radio, VOD and Comedy Central Certified comedy clubs.&nbsp; Comedy Central recently announced the pick-up of &ldquo;This Is Not Happening&rdquo; to series, marking the first property developed by CC:Studios to be greenlighted for the linear channel.</p>
<p>Available on-air, online and on-the-go, Comedy Central (<a href="http://www.cc.com/" class="notriforce" target="_blank">www.cc.com</a>) is the #1 brand in comedy and is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned unit of&nbsp;<a title="http://www.viacom.com/" href="http://www.viacom.com/" class="notriforce" target="_blank">Viacom</a>&nbsp;Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIAB).&nbsp; For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Comedy Central&rsquo;s press Web site at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cc.com/press" class="notriforce" target="_blank">www.cc.com/press</a>&nbsp;and follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a title="http://twitter.com/ComedyCentralPR" href="http://twitter.com/ComedyCentralPR" class="notriforce" target="_blank">@ComedyCentralPR</a>&nbsp;for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.</p>
<p>CONTACT:</p>
<p>For Comedy Central:<br />Allie Lee<br />310.407.4719<br />allie.lee@cc.com</p>
<p>For Heifer:<br />Allison Stephens<br />501-907-2952<br />allison.stephens@heifer.org</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/kurt-braunohler-is-jumping-on-a-jet-ski-to-save-the-world.htmlWed, 21 May 2014 12:00:00 -0500Media Advisory: Heifer International Holds 2nd Annual ‘Beyond Hunger: Feast in the Field’ Fundraiser<p><strong>What</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;The 2<sup>nd</sup> annual &ldquo;Beyond Hunger: Feast in the Field&rdquo; will benefit Heifer programs here in Arkansas and family farmers in Haiti. Attendees will enjoy a &ldquo;farm to fork&rdquo; family style dinner from award-winning chefs from the Capital Hotel. Guests will hear from speakers about the importance of sustainable agriculture and how they can make smart choices in supporting local farmers. Guests will also be treated to a special musical performance by Jason D. Williams.</p>
<p><strong>Where</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;The grounds of Heifer Village, behind Heifer International headquarters<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 World Ave., Little Rock, AR 72202</p>
<p><strong>When</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;6 p.m., May 17, 2014</p>
<p><strong>Why</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;Feast in the Field will benefit Heifer International&rsquo;s work both in the Arkansas Delta and Haiti.</p>
<p><strong>Sponsors</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;Capital Hotel, KARK 4 News, B98.5 FM</p>
<p><strong>Entertainment Sponsors: </strong>Alfred L. Williams &amp; Elaine Eubank; BancorpSouth; Traveler&rsquo;s Insurance</p>
<p><strong>Benefactors</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;Acxiom Corp.; Arkansas Children&rsquo;s Hospital; Glazer&rsquo;s of Arkansas</p>
<p><strong>Patrons</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;Arvest Bank; Bank of America/Merrill Lynch; Jill &amp; Bob Bloom; City of Little Rock; Core Brewing and Distilling; Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP; Henry &amp; Peggy Goodspeed; LobloMagna IV Communications; Brandi &amp; Jeremy McDade; Rock Town Distillery; Tanarah Luxe Floral; TCPrint Solutions; Windstream</p>
<p><strong>Host Committee</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;Anna Kay Frueauff, Chair, Susan Altrui, Jill Bloom, Rhonda Carter, Donna Cone, Don Deaton, Dee Dee Dickson, Lorri Hambuchen, Cindy Lemley, Libby Smith, Brooke Vines, Amanda Willett</p>
<p>For media inquiries, please contact Allison Stephens at <a href="mailto:Allison.stephens@heifer.org">Allison.stephens@heifer.org</a> or 501-907-2952.</p>
<p><b><i>About Heifer International:</i></b><i> <br /> Heifer International&rsquo;s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For 70 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 30 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org">www.heifer.org</a><i>, read our </i><a href="http://www.heifer.org/blog/">blog</a><i>, follow us on </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/heiferinternational">Facebook</a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heifer">Twitter</a><i>, or call</i><i> </i>1-888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437).</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>/about-heifer/press/press-releases/2014/media-advisory-heifer-international-holds-2nd-annual-beyond-hunger-feast-in-the-field-fundraiser.htmlWed, 14 May 2014 09:00:00 -0500